Overview of West Oxfordshire crime rate
The most prevalent crimes in West Oxfordshire include Violence and sexual offences (42.0%), Anti-social behaviour (10.3%), and Other theft (8.9%), with Possession of weapons, Bicycle theft, and Robbery being the least common.
Among its 27 wards, Witney South, Witney Central, and Chipping Norton have the highest crime rates, whereas Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt, Stonesfield and Tackley, and Freeland and Hanborough are the safest.
Focusing on Postcode districts, OX25, OX28, and OX29 experience higher crime rates, while OX7, OX15, and OX13 are notably safer.
West Oxfordshire crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 2777 (42.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 681 (10.3)%
- Other theft – 590 (8.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 499 (7.5)%
- Public order – 436 (6.6)%
- Vehicle crime – 423 (6.4)%
- Shoplifting – 393 (5.9)%
- Burglary – 329 (5.0)%
- Drugs – 180 (2.7)%
- Other crime – 121 (1.8)%
- Theft from the person – 71 (1.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 58 (0.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 41 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 20 (0.3)%
How does West Oxfordshire compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas West Oxfordshire is compared against
Crime rates in West Oxfordshire wards
There are 27 wards within West Oxfordshire. Witney South, Witney Central, Chipping Norton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Witney South (164.0)
- Witney Central (80.2)
- Chipping Norton (74.6)
- Burford (72.8)
- Carterton South (71.0)
- Carterton North West (66.8)
- Ducklington (64.5)
- Chadlington and Churchill (59.5)
- Witney West (58.5)
- Kingham, Rollright and Enstone (57.5)
- Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield (53.8)
- Eynsham and Cassington (53.6)
- North Leigh (52.2)
- Carterton North East (50.8)
- Woodstock and Bladon (49.1)
- Alvescot and Filkins (45.0)
- Witney East (43.7)
- Bampton and Clanfield (41.2)
- Brize Norton and Shilton (41.0)
- Milton-under-Wychwood (40.0)
- Ascott and Shipton (40.0)
- Witney North (39.0)
- Charlbury and Finstock (34.7)
- The Bartons (34.0)
- Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt (33.6)
- Stonesfield and Tackley (30.2)
- Freeland and Hanborough (29.7)
Analyze trends and crime types for West Oxfordshire wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under West Oxfordshire
There are 11 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with West Oxfordshire. Highest crime rates in OX25, OX28, OX29 .
- OX25 – 151.7
- OX28 – 138.1
- OX29 – 96.4
- OX18 – 91.8
- OX20 – 91.1
- GL7 – 65.8
- GL56 – 61.5
- OX5 – 46.9
- OX7 – 44.3
- OX15 – 39.4
- OX13 – 35.3
Postcode districts in West Oxfordshire
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